Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-09

Natter Discussed Last Evening by IN
Christian Conference.

/ Christian Conference.
DR. xcosH, Mr.. Low, AND OTHERS ON TIE LABOR
| Qu.srioSs-rHE CHRISTIAN RESOURCES OF THE
| couSrRY-NRs- CLEVELAND IN ATTENDANCE At
THE CONFERENCE.
Mrs Cleveland attended the afternoon and eve.
| ming sessions OF the Christian Conference at the
Congregational church yesterday. She was &C
companied BY Rev. DR.. woods OF the First Presby.
terrain church OF Germantown, Pa She was given
seat well In front and sat an attentive listener
! In the afternoon to President McCosh and in the
evening TO President Gilman. DIT. McCosh as
! stated in The STAR, read paper yesterday after.
noon on ''The Relation OF the Church TO Capital
and Labor"
The church, he said, had a solemn duty to per.
form toward those who had capital and those who
had none. 1t should not attack either Any man
should be allowed TO gain wealth, provided he
gained II lawfully; Without joining In the battle
the bankrupt and caring for the poor the sick and
the ar1lcted- The rich needed comfort as well as
the poor Disease OF the soul was the worst OF al
best friend OF the poorer classes Between the rich
and helpless classes there is middle class which
In America Is more numerous than either OF the
others. They constituted the bone and sinew OF
this and every country. We must beware, how
ever, OF turning our churches into mere middle
CLASS INSTITUTIONS BY the toll or their hands the
laboring classes produced nearly all existing
wealth and he rejoiced tn hear of Increased pros
pcilty diuOug hncm- III tney were elcVdteu, now
ever 1t must be by themselves, not by those above
them.
The EFFORTS OF the working classes to rise will not
some men, as in Chicago, viii become fanatics, de-
clarfng that there is no God. The Church should
denounce tyranny on the part OF the rich and
first came to this country. DR.. McCosh said he
was asked: "What do you think OF our congrega-
he cny
NTH OF two-thirds OF the people-the laboring
classes-attended church. Christians should give
and less 10 the heathens ut TimOuctoo. A minis
ter could not reach the hearts OF the people with
President Ang.ii read a telegram from the Evan
geical Alliance OF London, Eng, expressing hearty
sympathy with the meeting OF the American ALL
ance. The secretary was Instructed to respond TO
the greeting.
Ex-NAYoR LOWS VIEWS.
The discussion Of the labor question was contin-
ued by Hon. Seth Low, ex-mayor OF Brooklyn.
There never was time, he said, when the indi-
yidual counted for so much, yet at the same time,
swallowed up Individuality. Where man was
freeSt publicly, there the organization OF capital
ana LABOR was most complete. Combinations OF
capital and combinations OF labor were not antag-
onistic to each other. They were similar forces
working In different spheres. Corporations had
ridden rough shod over the rights OF the people,
and the same was true OF the organizations OF Ia
Dor. Labor, by its organization OF strikes, has
made the innocent suffer far and wide, and the
srean .ronele with corporations was that they
chimes than combinations OF human beings. It's
the duty OF the Church. he said, to preach the old
story OF unselfishness. Her mouth should not be
stopped by gags of golo. Her open sympathy
should be given 10 flesh and blood, instead OF 10
dollars and cents Yet at the same time ministers
OF the Gospel should not hesitate to denounce law
lessness on the part OF the labOrng classes Exact
and equal Justice should be given to all
c, =; u; Rogers, OF chelsea Mass. Dr. shute OF
American Arbitration Council; Dr. g. X. Morrison,
OF Philadelphia; John B. Cutler and Rev. Alexan-
der Proudht, Of Baltimore, also spoke on the same
subject
THE EVENING SESSION
was given up to the discussion OF "The Christian
Resources OF Our Country" senator Hawley pre-
sided. DR.. Jas. N. King, of New York, opened
with paper on the subject OF the evening" We
have, he said the cumulative resources of Christian
teaching OF the near as well as the remote past.
Almost everything worth possessing in our insti-
buttons was secured for us by our Christian fore
but they are not welded Yet so closely are they
connected that the State owes its perpetuity to
the character given TO citizenship by the church.
OF the Bible was recognized In our institutions.
He referred TO the fact that the higher educa-
,,onal nnsttuuons OF the country are largely under
resources OF the country. As to the common
schools ne said tine present and former genera
lions nave been educated in schools that were not
merely secular. 1t was TO be hoped that no purely
secular schools would be established. The public
school system pressed into secular uniformity
would not meet the needs OF the masses. The time
was coming that the state must recognize Chris
tianity as the religion OF the people, and provide
for teaching Christian morality in the Schools
Was IL not time 10 return TO the foundations upon
which our Libel ties rest? He spoke OF the wealth
OF the country, and said that at least 10000 OOO-
900 or this wealth was in the hands OF members OF
evangelical churches. In estimating the Christian
resources OF the country they could not, he said,
ignore the Roman Catholic Church. The utilized
energies OF womanhood also he included among
the modern resources OF Christianity. The latent
powers OF the Christian church were great Let
the nominally Christian people OF the country go
10 praying, and then 10 living up TO their prayers
and instead OF being assembled to determine how
TO beat the devil they would be assembled soon to
welcome back the descending Lord
THE UNIVERSITIES
President d. c. Gilman, OF Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, followed DIR. King in a scholarly address
in which he essayed 10 show the influence OF the
universities on the religious character OF the ma
ton. Universities he said, not Only to provide
professional training, but also to encourage the
spirit OF inquiry, OF investigation and research.
SUCH an Institution Is well worthy 10 be considered
as among the CHRISTIAN resources OF our country.
He believed they were TO be the firm allies OF spirit
uaniy, OF ideally, OF religious faith.
RESOURCES or THE SOUTH.
Rev. DIR. N Z. Hatcher, Of Richmond, Va, fol-
lowed, speaking mainly or the Christion resources
OF the South. He expressed gratitude that they
had 80 much OF the religious spirit in the South
They had there a strong Christian sentiment
lucAT peopie UtLeVeu In tne Bible. The Sabbath
Was Observed The marriage relations was not
much disturbed; nearly all OF the divorces they
hah In virginia grew out OF the unhappy relations
OF minors who ran over to Washington TO be mar
ried- II understand, the speaker sain .'that we
are going Tomorrow 10 see the President. would
much rather 90 TO Congress and talk To them on
TINS subj -ct" Slavery, he said, had had It's evils
None can more heartily rejoice than the Southern
people do that slavery Is at end forever: but t
Is fact that should never be forgotten that the
negroes were a Chrlstianized race before The
shackleS were struck from their hands. There had
been, and there still, antagonisms between
the Two races. He was not prepared 10 say
tnat they would cease after that night
II hardly think" said the speaker, "they will
ever fully cease until the saloon keeper and the
uenaSogue become the food for worms" Despite
these nostilties there was bond OF Christian sem
bothered much down his way by inridels He be-
lieyed blatant infidel coming down there upon A
platform would frghten the people just as much
as genuine anarchist with bomb. The South
was solid In its belief In God.
Kew. Arthur Brooks, OF New York was the next
speaker and referred TO the need OF the OF
Intelligent and fluent speakers for the ministry and
10 the popular idea that boy should only enter the
ministry after failure In business which he hoped
would be displaced by the feeling that parents
were honored In giving their sons to Christ.
Barbour TO Succeed R1ddleberxer.
NOMINATIONS BY THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS OF THE
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
A caucus OF democratic members Of the general
assembly OF Virginia last night nominated by
reclamation Hon. John s. Barbour for election as
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